Tuberculosis as a primary cause of oesophageal stricture: a case report

Tuberculosis as a primary cause of oesophageal stricture: a case report

Abstract Background Tuberculous (TB) oesophagitis is a rare manifestation of dysphagia occurring in 0.3% of all gastro-intestinal tract TB infections as well as 0.15% of all cases of dysphagia and often is misdiagnosed. This report presents a rare manifestation of TB as a cause of oesophageal strict...

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Main Authors: Ronald Mbiine, Ronald Kabuye, Herve Monka Lekuya, William Manyillirah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Tuberculous oesophagitis
Oesophageal stricture
TB stricture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0743-4

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